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SPEAKERYvonne Oswald is an award winning author and pioneer in the field of personal growth. She is a renowned Communications Trainer, Speaker and Therapist. Her book, "Every Word has Power" has been published by Beyond Words, the Publishers that brought you "The Secret". Visit: http://www.globalwelcome.com/

Given this special time of year, we would like you to pay attention your mind, body and soul, which is the mandate of Friends of Heart. Join and explore collaborative tools of this meetup group at: http://meetup.com/Friends-of-Heart/

We have booked a private room, which will provide us with pre-dinner networking opportunities. There will be a cash bar (for teetotalers there will be plenty of jasmine tea on the house). If you would like to meet people from diverse walks of life and interests then do not miss this excellent rendezvous. You are welcomed to bring your friends. We are planning to have a table for business cards.

YOUR INVESTMENT$25 per person (includes A seven-course vegetarian dinner with fish, a glass of wine/beer, taxes and gratuity).Please let us know of any food allergies or dietary requirements.

RAFFLE TICKETIn order to raise money we will raffle some excellent prizes (IT books, Software, Mind/body/soul books, Ticket to a three-day seminar, USB drive, Recipe starter kit, etc).Raffle ticket are $5 for one and $10 for three (your odds to win a prize are 1 out of 5).

From all of us at the Society of Internet Professionals' Blog, we would like to thank you for your support and wish you the best this holiday season.

The Society of Internet Professionals (SIP) is interested in establishing a group to explore Web 2.0 including collaboration wikis tools and social networking sites. We are reaching out to such experts to be part of this group to participate or coordinate. The group is created on "facebook" (a social network site) to collaborate and will also meet once a month.

Speaker: Vanessa PetersThis month's speaker will be Vanessa Peters, Ph.D. candidate at OISE, talking about the application of wikis in Education.

In this meeting I will discuss a new wiki-based scripted activity that was created for secondary school biology students. Using a co-design method, the researchers collaborated with two experienced science teachers to create a curriculum unit where 114 grade-ten biology students developed a knowledge base of ideas about human physiology, then drew upon those ideas as resources for subsequent curricular activities. Results demonstrate that this innovative lesson fostered collaborative knowledge construction as well as individual student learning. This suggests that a carefully designed wiki-based activity can complement and enhance the value of a collective knowledge building community within secondary school settings.

Note new Location! The Ground Hog PubWhen and Where:6:30pm, Tuesday 13th May at 401 BLOOR STREET EAST, TORONTO, ON in the downstairs room: http://www.groundhogpub.com/

Who should come and why:Interested in the topic? Got an opinion? Or just interested to network? Come join our community.

Managers and leaders responsible for evaluating the use of wikis

Change transformation agents using wikis to instigate organizational transparency using a wiki

Consultants and designers who build integration, navigation, visuals and plugins

Wiki users Wiki gardeners who improve content clarity

About Toronto Wiki Tuesdays and Blended Perspectives:Toronto Wiki Tuesdays has been running since 2005 and has a mandate to spread the word about how a wiki can transform communication in organizations and the nature of business. Toronto Wiki Tuesdays was founded and is run by Martin Cleaver M.Sc. MBA, Head Blender of Blended Perspectives and a Chair of WikiSym, the International Symposium on the use of Wikis.

At the end of the it360º show someone asked me, "Was it a success for SIP"?

Success is a multifaceted for me:

Signing for membership or SIPpost

Collecting so many business cards

Meeting volunteers

Meeting some old acquaintances

Meeting people who are on our mailing list, "Max I get your SIPpost" (understandable, we have 10,000 subscribers of the SIPpost and I do not know all of them!)

Discussing with some companies for membership, speaking or job board.

Love to hear your experience and your success stories. Did you have fun?

Now the hard work begins - follow ups, we need to scan the cards and send emails to all visitors of our booth and others we met.

A short meeting is planned to do a follow-up work from the show at Ooh-La-La, CBC Atrium, 250 Front Street West (across the road from Toronto Metro Convention Centre) at 3 pm on Friday April 18, 2008. We should finish by 4 pm.

Please make a special effort to get together with our small group of volunteers and some members of panel of experts. Your rsvp will be highly appreciated.

Wednesday, January 30, 2008

Hello Friends:I am not going to drag you out in the desert of Morocco but the Arabian Style tent is on Front Street.During the Winterlicious 2008 Toronto many good restaurants are opening their doors with promotional (read as below their normal prices) lunches and dinners.We have a small group of 11 to have lunch at The Sultan’s Tent & Café Moroc.

Date: Thursday, January 31 at 12 noonAddress: The Sultan’s Tent & Café Moroc49 Front Street East, east of the Sony Centre, formerly known as the Hummingbird Centre.Location: http://www.thesultanstent.com/contact.html

Notes:1. The cost of the lunch is $20 (including tax and tips but no drinks), please bring cash.2. Please share with us five of the characteristics you think are important for any one to be your friend.3. Career Fairs (February 19-20 and April 8-9) and IT360 Conference (April 8-9).